"You Are Here"

The Map of Redemptive History

Given the prior course of church history and the countless misguided attempts to identity the antichrist and predict the timing of our Lord's return, let us simply reaffirm that this ought not be done and expect that because God's people have the eyes of faith, we will know that the end is at hand when we see these things come to pass.

Although I am blessed with a good internal compass, my first stop at a shopping mall is usually the mall directory. One of the most important features of that directory is the brightly colored arrow that indicates "You Are Here." Knowing where you are is the first step toward figuring out where you need to go.

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Kim Riddlebarger is pastor of Christ United Reformed Church (Anaheim, California) and co-host of The White Horse Inn radio broadcast. He is author of A Case for Amillennialism: Understanding the End Times and Man of Sin: Uncovering the Truth about the Antichrist (Baker, 2006). Kim blogs at www.kimriddlebarger.squarespace.com.

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